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Hoover Job Coal

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Surface

Controlled by George Cowfer Jr

Shiloh, Clearfield County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3608163

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2006–2022
Latest incident: Dec 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

239

citations

126

significant & substantial

$61,818

proposed penalties

$53,082

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	16,475	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	15,961	3	1	188.0
2025 Q2	16,652	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	15,598	3	3	192.3
2024 Q4	16,155	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	14,567	1	0	68.6
2024 Q2	14,949	2	2	133.8
2024 Q1	14,248	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 9, 2022 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting loader, using steps, one step was frosty, and EE slipped and fell 8-9 feet. EE's ankle is broken in 3 places, and EE received several stitches in EE's head. EE will be seeing a surgeon on Monday Dec. 12, 2022, to determine if surgery is necessary.

2010 · 1 incident

February 2, 2010 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

loading a shot he was walking to the next hole when he slipped on the ice landing on his elbow.

2007 · 3 incidents

September 10, 2007 PA · Coal FIRE

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Accident type, without injuries

Storage Trailer was set on fire by unknown vandals. Storage trailer and contents were completely destroyed. No injury or illness ocurred.

March 28, 2007 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning around swingers on dragline with loose rag. Loose rag caught and was pulled through the guard. This action also pulled employee's hand up to guard.

January 18, 2007 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding on an R-90 Rock Truck. Spark from torch went down back and ignited clothing. Employee was burned on back and under left arm.

2006 · 1 incident

June 15, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER

Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Machine was parked in parking lot idle at the time of the accident. Operator was cleaning window on drill rig cab. Wind caught door and blew it shut on his right hand severing tip of index finger to first knuckle.